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Sharp Slump in Net Financial Savings of Households

Vol. 58, Issue No. 39, 30 Sep, 2023

The decline in savings will now make domestic investments more dependent on external funding.

COVID-19 Economic Stimulus and State-level Performance of Power Distribution Companies

Vol. 56, Issue No. 43, 23 Oct, 2021
Amandeep Kaur, Lekha Chakraborty, Divy Rangan

As part of the COVID-19 economic stimulus package, the Government of India increased the borrowing limit of the states from 3% to 5% of the gross state domestic product. The power sector reform at the state level is one of the criteria to avail this extra borrowing. The efficiency parameters of the power sector are analysed here, and it is observed that there are statewise differentials in the financial and operational parameters. The average aggregate technical and commercial losses that should have been 15% by 2018–19, presently, on average, stand at 26.15%. The average cost of supply–average revenue realised has also widened. The operational parameters indicate widening inefficiencies across states in the power infrastructure.

 

Coal Woes: Are They Touch and Go?

Vol. 56, Issue No. 43, 23 Oct, 2021

To combat the coal shortage and prevent its recurrence, meticulous and efficient planning holds the key.

 

Lessons from Sri Lanka

Vol. 56, Issue No. 37, 11 Sep, 2021

Ethnocracy and concentration of power can derail even an affluent nation.

 

COVID-19: Examining the Impact of Lockdown in India after One Year

One year after its announcement in March 2020, the consequences of India’s strict COVID-19 lockdown measures and ineffective policy responses continue to be felt, be it in terms of livelihood loss and economic downturn or increased marginalisation of vulnerable sections of society.

A Bonanza for Corporates

Vol. 56, Issue No. 6, 06 Feb, 2021

And a trickle-down approach to reinstating livelihoods will mean a K-shaped recovery.

 

The Impasse over GST Compensation

Vol. 55, Issue No. 38, 19 Sep, 2020

The GST council should arrive at a consensus to compensate the states for revenue shortfalls.

A Low Growth, No Employment and No Hope Budget for ‘Aspirational India’

Vol. 55, Issue No. 9, 29 Feb, 2020
K P Kannan

The Union Budget of 2020 is conspicuous by its non-recognition of the ongoing and widely discussed slowdown of the economy, let alone its impact on the different sections of the people. Given the negative growth in employment and consumption in the rural economy, the budget seems like a cruel joke on the plight of the poor, in general, and women, in particular. Instead of measures for boosting the aggregate demand, especially in the rural economy, the government has exhibited a track record of aiding the process of wealth creation for corporate capital and throwing a few crumbs to the middle class. What comes out crudely and sharply is the ideological predilections of the regime in power.

 

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